“I don't read the Bible as the literal word of God; I don't view Jesus as a God. I've rejected both those statements. I view Jesus as a model for how we should live, and by that definition I do consider myself a Christian.” ShouldChristianJesusViewsModelsDefinitionsStatementsWord Of GodRejectedLiteral Author:Tim DeChristopher
“Realizing who we are and what we may become assures us that with God nothing really is impossible. From the time we learn that Jesus wants us for a Sunbeam until we learn more fully the basic principles of the gospel, we are taught to strive for perfection. It is not new to us then to talk of the importance of achievement. The difficulty arises when inflated expectations of the world alter our definition of greatness.” WorldWantMayJesusRealizingPrinciplesImpossibleGreatnessTaughtAchievementExpectationsPerfectionImportanceDifficultyStriveDefinitionsAriseWho We AreWant UBasic PrinciplesSunbeams Author:Howard W. Hunter
“Many people operate as though the definition of faith were, Don't ask questions, just believe. They quote Jesus himself, who taught his followers to have the faith of a child (Mark 10:15). But I once heard Francis Schaeffer respond by saying, "Don't you realize how many questions children ask?"” PeopleBelieveChildrenAsksJesusRealizingHeardTaughtMarkDefinitionsFollowersJust Believe Author:Nancy Pearcey